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Winner of the Bronze medal in the 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in the Pre-Teen Fiction-Mystery category. Something has changed at Gregson Manor. An evil force from the family's past has returned to upheave their lives. Jack and his cousins explore the family secrets as they are pulled through a portal into a universe of endless worlds and possibilities. Together, they race to escape and destroy the evil Theorden and his followers who strive to unlock the power of the Forgotten Portal and wreak havoc on Gregson Manor and the World.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Author Peter Wilson: "I've always loved fantasy novels. Authors like Hobbs, Feist andMartin have created worlds with such depth that I'm usually frustrated as Iwait for the next book to be released so I can see their worlds, characters andstories develop further.

"With Jack Gregson, I wanted to create somethinglike my favorite authors: a world both familiar but different to the reader andone that has a rich history which drives the present-day story.

"My books aretargeted to a younger audience than that of my favorite authors, but I like tothink that a story with a great hero, a wicked villain and a gripping story canbe enjoyed by all readers, regardless of age."

About the Author

Peter Wilson lives in Sydney, Australia. When he's not writing (which is most of the time, unfortunately) he works in the digital world, creating content for games, music and movie companies.​A year and half ago, he sat down to write another short story, something he's been doing for many years.​As the word count rose, he realized that the short story wasn't so short and it had turned into a short novel, Jack Gregson & The Forgotten Portal. He's currently working on the sequel to the book, in what he plans to be a trilogy.

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This book was so dang fun! It's original, funny, imaginative, descriptive - it's the kind of book I could see being turned into a movie for the big screen. The only problem I had with it was that there were a number of punctuation and spelling errors (I'm told there's been editing since I first purchased it on Kindle). Normally, this might have made me stop reading the book early into it - and I guess it's a testament to the story that I could not stop reading it - even as I was mentally editing it. I have to give it five stars. It's just too good to let some missing commas lower my appreciation of it. I would recommend this book to any of my friends. I look forward to reading the next book Peter Wilson brings to us.

This is a "Young Adult" story, with three main characters aged 11 and 13. It reminded me of both "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".

At a large family manor the three children discover a magic book, that provides clues to indicate the house is much more than it appears. The "heir" to the manor does not have living parents, who traditionally, would tell him the secrets of the manor and his responsibilities. It looks as if he must learn by himself.

I enjoyed the book (although I DEFINITELY am not in the targeted age bracket) and reduced my rating since the perils presented to the children was beyond anything they could realistically face.

What a fun and imaginative story... I simply wanted more by the time I had finished reading it. Peter's easy style comes across effortlessly for the reader who is looking for an off the cuff fantasy that will spark the imagination.

As a fan of big world fantasy I have become accustomed to authors building environments within worlds that stretch the bounds of my minds eye... but strangely enough, this book gave me something I had not experienced for a long time, a platform to blend and create my own worlds. Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Portal has highlighted for me, once again, that the power of a short story lies in the strength of it's characters... and with that, the reader can build their own world, which in itself is an incredibly rewarding experience.

Here is to hoping that Peter opens up a few more of these portals for his readers to enjoy.

Young Jack Gregson is in line to inherit Gregson Manor from his grandmother who is raising him following the death of his parents at his birth. The estate has been in the family for many generations and fantastic stories have been told about the magical monsters, fairies, and beasts. Everyone says that they are true, but Jack has seen none of it and the older he gets, the less he believes. The only thing Jack knows is that there is one door leading from the garden that no one can open.

Jack along with his cousins, David and Rosie decide that they are going to use dynamite to bring down the door. They are intrigued that the door must be magical and lead to somewhere special because the dynamite didn't even leave a mark. When Rosie finds a magical book that details every room in the estate home, the young trio begin exploring and discover things they had never noticed before. The magical book leads them on a quest to other worlds in order to save Gregson Manor. Along the way, they will encounter dark secrets that if exposed could lead to the destruction of the not only Gregson Manor, but of the entire universe. This book is chronicles their journey as they leave Gregson Manor and travel a universe unknown to them. Will they be successful or will the dark forces prevent them from returning?

I started reading this ebook and just couldn't put it down! The suggested age range is 10 to 18, but I found myself wondering what would happen next so I just kept reading. I was transported with the characters to a new world as unfamiliar to me as it was to them. Peter Wilson's style of writing is easy to read, but descriptive enough so that the reader finds themselves in the scene with the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this ebook and would definitely recommend it to any young reader (or old reader like myself) who enjoys reading scifi or suspense and mysteries.

I was fortunate to receive this book for free so that I could read it and give an honest and unbiased review.